Sunday Times BestsellerSanta Montefiore 3 Book Bundle

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These 3 books by bestselling author, Santa Montefiore are perfect holiday reads. Relax and immerse yourself in these wonderful stories. The Beekeeper's Daughter: "From 1940s England to America in the 1970s, The Bee Keeper’s Daughter is a moving and mysterious tale of two women’s enduring love." Sea of Lost Love: "An epic romance filled with dark mystery, exotic places and glamorous epochs – such are Santa Montefiore’s unique trademarks. Allow yourself to be swept away by her superlative storytelling as you enter a world of love and lies." Last Voyage of the Valentina: "Between two distinctive times runs a thread of love, decadence and betrayal that takes Alba from the country-houses of the shires to the olive groves of the Amalfi Coast, rich with the scent of figs, the drama of wartime and the lingering decay of tragedy."

Last Voyage of the Valentina

Italy, 1945. The war is over, but its shadow still lingers. And deep in the lush countryside, an eccentric aristocrat is savagely murdered in his beautiful palazzo. London, 1971. Years later, this unsolved crime touches the life of Alba, a hedonistic girl who lives on a houseboat in swinging Chelsea. Between these two distinctive times runs a thread of love, decadence, and betrayal that takes Alba to the olive groves of the Amalfi Coast, rich with the scent of figs, the drama of wartime and the lingering decay of tragedy. The past unfolds revealing a secret web of partisans and Nazis, peasants and counts and in the center of it all, an alluring woman of mystery: her mother…

Sea of Lost Love

Celestia always spends her summer holiday at Pendrift Hall, the rambling, shabby Cornish mansion adorned with wisteria and clematis that has been home to the Montague family for generations. In the summer of 1958, the highlight is a lavish ball in honor of Archie Montague's fiftieth birthday, and the beautiful girl, on the cusp of womanhood, is looking forward to practicing her flirtation skills on the Wilmotte boys. But what is supposed to be a night of celebration ends in catastrophe. As a result, Celestria's grandfather encourages her to play detective, to seek out an explanation for the bewildering events. The quest takes her to the heel of Italy, to the rugged beauty of Puglia and the cool cloisters of the Convento di Santa Maria del Mare. Here Celestria meets an enigmatic stranger and confronts unwelcome truths about her family - and about herself. Once she has done so, she is able to transform herself from selfish girl to mature woman and save the family home.

The Beekeeper’s Daughter

Dorset, 1933: Grace Hamblin is growing up on a beautiful rural estate. The only child of the beekeeper, she knows her place and her future - until her father dies unexpectedly and leaves her bereft and alone. Alone, that is, except for the man she loves, whom she knows she can never have. Massachusetts, 1973: Grace’s beautiful, impetuous daughter Trixie Valentine is in love. Jasper is wild and romantic, a singer in a band on the brink of stardom. Then tragedy strikes, and he must return to his home in England, promising to come back to Trixie one day, if only she will wait for him… Weighed down by memories, unaware of the secrets that bind them, both mother and daughter are searching for lost love. To find what they are longing for they must confront the past, and unravel the lies told long ago…